Newcastle University Students' Association

Representatives from different organisations in the Uni have joined together to organise a massive Horn of Africa Crisis fundraiser at the Bar on the Hill. Basically we are throwing a massive end of year/end of exams party at Bar on the Hill for anyone who wants to come!

Price is $10 for students and $15 for non-students with all money going towards the crisis!!! Every dollar raised is also going to be matched by the Australian government!

The afternoon will be nice & chilled out with Latin Dancing, pool competitions, yummy food, acoustic singers and bands and much more!

From 8pm, we will have local bands and DJ's performing throughout the night so you can party on until the early hours and dance the night away while raising money to ease the burden of people who are suffering greatly overseas!

BANDS AND DJS FROM 8PM

From 8pm the following bands and DJs have agreed to play:

The Tillegra Damned

The Hedonists

Swallow your Pride

Bell Enks

Justin Gillies

Anna Suraev

Thanks guys for agreeing to play to support the event!

Raffle Prizes

3 x $50 Petrol/Woolworths/Affiliated companies Vouchers

Adobe Acrobat 7 for Mac

HP Printer

Two Movie Vouchers (Reading Cinemas)

Several Bottles of Wine

Plus loads of other prizes

Important: You can buy raffle tickets NOW! $1 for a single ticket, $3 for four.

AUCTIONING THE VICE CHANCELLOR

UoN's new vice chancellor has agreed to be auctioned off to raise money for the event!

You can bid on your own, or in teams of up to 5 people. The highest bidding staff team and student team win!

Click here to read more about Caroline.

Important: You can place a silent bid NOW! Come to NUSA to fill out a form or send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

HORN OF AFRICA - WHAT IS HAPPENING

The ‘Horn of Africa’ is a geographical location situated in Eastern Africa, and countries within this region are currently being affected severely by the worst drought in 60 years, with a massive food crisis as a result. The worst affected countries are Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, and other surrounding countries including Djibouti, Sudan and South Sudan, as wel...l as Uganda are now being affected by the food crisis also.
13.3. million people are currently affected and the intense famine, drought and unhygienic conditions have claimed the lives of several thousands of people, with close to a million people predicted to starve to death in the coming months. The precarious conditions in Somalia have led to a million refugees to cross the borders in mostly Ethiopia and Kenya. The distribution of aid for other people in Somalia has been difficult to achieve with the immense civil unrest, with only a quarter of the aid provided being able to reach affected peoples.
The Horn of Africa has a notorious past for severe famine and drought. The death toll, according to the UNHCR is roughly 7.4% per 10 000 people per day, and this is doubled for children under five years old.
The UNHCR has recently announced that donations will be matched dollar for dollar by the Australian government. People in who are suffering from this crisis need aid and supplies urgently. With the government contribution, now is an optimum time to raise money. Australia as a whole so far has been one of the biggest donators of the crisis, with $88 million donated so far. Help us raise money for this crisis with a fundraiser coming up soon!